First Thursday

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

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A pooch and its owner. Not all the dogs at First Thursday are up for adoption.

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(Ralph Barrera AMERICAN-STATESMAN)

A pooch and its owner. Not all the dogs at First Thursday are up for adoption.

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The Mighty Cone is a popular food trailer.

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Rievu Agivi of Congress Avenue Baptist Church gives a free prayer to Evan Watson.

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Austin Pets Alive volunteer Eric Knustrom lets Amelia Hinds kiss Jane, one of the pets up for adoption.

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Austin Pets Alive worker Maja Ferrell cuddles with Pearl, a pet up for adoption.

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Members of Grupo Maculele Capoeira give a demonstration.

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The crowds make their way across South Congress Avenue and along the avenue.

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A palm reader who goes by the name Realistic Mystique awaits customers in front of Tesoros.

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The crowds make their way across South Congress Avenue and along the avenue.

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This woman uses an electric golf cart to tool up and down Congress.

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The crowds make their way across South Congress Avenue and along the avenue.

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Jay Kenworthy sells shirts and dress clothing.

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Congress Avenue Baptist Church congregants Sionestre and Maria Torres make free snow cones for First Thursday revelers.

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Street musician David Gardner entertains the masses from his sidewalk perch in front of Allen Boots. "Actually I'm a real guitar player, but I make more money doing this." said Gardner adding. "That's why I'm stupid, because you have to be stupid to come out here everyday to pay the elctric bill and get my LesPaul out of hawk."

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Bruce David Johnson gives Rachel Leacock a free hug.

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Shoppers peruse the wares at vendor Cudjoe Exah's Cross Culture Solutions in an open-air market.

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Musician James Anthony Johnston plays in front of the Hey Cupcake dessert trailer.

Story: First Thursdays draw creatives and crowds to South Congress

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